Delegates' praise

This year’s national sensory conference has been praised by delegates as an ‘excellent and accessible event’.

Chair of the conference Ann Nutt said: “This year’s conference was devoted to fulfilling aspirations for the sensory community through enablement of choice and control in their everyday lives. The conference was a great success and the feedback that has followed has been fantastic. Delegates have told us that the content of the conference was extremely informative but also the way the event was made so accessible to those with sensory impairments made the day even better.”

Ann added: “One of the aims of the conference was to empower the sensory community to play a full role in their local economy, and I believe that this was accomplished.”

This year the conference had a specific focus on employment opportunities and workplace accessibility.

One delegate, Kez Hayat who travelled from Yorkshire and was representing Charity Alstrom UK said: “Being here has been really useful. There has been a wide range of information, exhibition stalls and networking opportunities. Certainly, as a parent who has a child with visual impairment and mild hearing difficulties, it has been very useful.”